Bayelsa communities decry livelihood losses from forest reserve, pollution
Communities in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have raised concerns over declining livelihoods, loss of biodiversity and restricted access to traditional sources of food and income, saying oil pollution and conservation measures have progressively deprived them of the natural resources on which they depend. The communities, namely, Apoi, Gbanraun and Kokolo Ama…